The Husky A200 is like a Mars Rover for research on Earth, capable of carrying large payloads. It is basically a shell, ready to take anything researchers want to give it. Husky A200 by Clearpath Robotics The 4×4 unmanned ground vehicle can trek through snow, over large rocks, up steep hills, and through just about anything you need to run through. Its 13-inch tires and 5-inch ground clearance makes it…

The Finnish army will receive its first Orbiter 2 unmanned air system from Israeli company Aeronautics before the end of this year, after signing a €23.6 million ($29.9 million) production contract last week. Orbiter 2 Up to 45 of the unmanned aircraft will be delivered under the deal, which will provide the army with a new capability to perform surveillance, target acquisition and reconnaissance duties. Selected following a lengthy competition,…

Austrian scientists are looking to break the record for the longest journey made by a fully autonomous sailboat, all while collecting data on a Baltic Sea porpoise. ASV Roboat Scientists from the Austrian Society of Innovative Computer Sciences hope their craft, named the ASV Roboat, will cover 150 nautical miles (172 miles) and work for 100 hours without human intervention once it is put into the water July 9. The…

Villanova University and Unmanned Ocean Vehicles, Inc., in the USA have been developing the powertrain and harvesting for an unmanned surface vehicle using funding from the US Office of Naval Research. In a publication in 2012, it referred to the work as an optimized hybrid power solution for an Unmanned Surface Vehicle USV using a combination of hierarchical and cost function optimization for 24 hours. Piranha Unmanned Surface Vehicle (USV)…

Northrop Grumman’s unmanned combat aircraft for use from aircraft carriers will undergo testing soon by the U.S. Navy. X-47B UCAV on flight deck The U.S. Naval Air Systems Command said two X-47B demonstrators will be put through flight paces this summer at Patuxent River, Md., from where they will perform arrested landings and catapult launches to validate ability to conduct precision approaches to a carrier. “Testing at Pax River is…

General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI), a leading manufacturer of Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS), tactical reconnaissance radars, and electro-optic surveillance systems, along with SELEX Galileo (a Finmeccanica company) and Cobham Aviation Services (Cobham), on Wednesday, May 16, demonstrated a new open payload architecture during the Sovereign Payload Capability Demonstration (SPCD) held at GA-ASI’s Gray Butte Flight Operations Facilities in Palmdale, Calif. A GA-ASI Predator B/MQ-9 UAS fitted with a SELEX…

Russia is likely to add to its list of foreign UAVs and acquire Unmanned Aerial Vehicles and control systems worth $50 million from Israel in the coming years, according to Russian media reports. Aerostar C Could be one of the UAVs purchased by Russia Russia’s fleet of Israeli-made UAVs include two Bird Eye-400, eight I-View Mk150 and two Searcher Mk.2 UAVs worth $53 million. “The Defense Ministry is considering the…

Brazil and Chile have emerged as two of the most promising markets for Israel Aerospace Industries-promoted special mission aircraft, with the company now negotiating with a number of countries in the region.   Elbit Systems was selected to supply its Hermes 900 unmanned air system to the Chilean defence forces in May 2011 An IAI source says that while unmanned air systems will be able to perform such roles in…

Insitu  is being awarded a $35,507,379 modification to a previously awarded firm-fixed-price contract (N00019-11-C-0061) for additional operational and maintenance services in support of the ScanEagle unmanned aerial system. ScanEagle These services will provide electro-optical/infrared and mid-wave infrared imagery in support of land-based operations in Operation Enduring Freedom to provide real-time imagery and data. Work will be performed in Bingen, Wash., and is expected to be completed in December 2012. Contract…

Toronto, Canada – Brican Flight Systems Inc. is set to reveal the TD100 series of advanced Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAV) at the Ontario Centres of Excellence’s Discovery 2012 conference held May 14 and 15 at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre.   Brican TD100 “Our mission is to deliver superior quality digital information, providing scientists a “unique perspective” into their fields of research through a distinct, safe and affordable aerial platform…